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Joy to the World (a different version)
Joy in the world! The time is come! Let earth reject all kings. Let ev’ry heart give itself room, and with all nature sing, and with all nature sing, And with, and with all nature sing. Joy in the world! … Continue reading
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Tagged belonging, celebration, ecumenics, inclusion, joy, Joy to the World, nature, paganism, wholeness, Yule
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A Tale of Two Saints
Two saints of diametric views one rainy Sunday morn, did choose to spend some time in long debate on gods and men and life and fate; each sought to prove his deity more just and great (such vanity) imagining the … Continue reading
Fun with Bicycling Evangelists
Ah, I must admit that I admire their dedication. I wonder, however, that their missionary zeal carries them out into wild, uncharted areas at the edge of their map before they have taken their message to their direct neighbors. I … Continue reading
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Tagged ecumenics, missionaries, proselytizing, spirituality, tolerance, wholeness
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School of Osmosis: A Declaration of Purpose
So often, the concept of education is limited to a model where information flows one way, from an educator to pupils, with the assumption that what is being taught is a set of static instructions that must be imparted in … Continue reading
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Tagged autodidactism, balance, discipline, ecumenics, education, osmosis, teaching, wholeness
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Oversimplification #40237A
Religions are formed every day Each meant to last, each fades away To be of use, each offers some Instruction on the life to come The best address in simple ways a set of questions we all raise: Why we … Continue reading
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Tagged doubt, ecumenics, questions, religion, spirituality, tolerance
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Ecumenics
A conversation I had earlier brought this thought to my mind. I am, as one who seeks to find the commonalities in things, constantly drawn to comparative religion. My view of the varying religions of humanity, their supposed differences and … Continue reading
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Tagged connection, damnation, ecumenics, exclusion, martyrs, religion, spirituality, wholeness
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Why Some Sources Are Better Received: an allegory
We stand together on the shore, you and I, watching the night sky. We both agree we are land-bound and each pines to know the sea. In our hands we can hold some sand; to me, yours looks the same … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Christianity, conflict, daily poems, ecumenics, paganism, spirituality, tolerance
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